A Chemistry professor has been attacked and mauled to death by stray dogs. This shocking event happened in the Russian City of Yakutsk. Dr. Sardana Sleptsova, 53, was found lying on snow after being attacked by the stray dogs.
The terrible attack happened near the horse racing stadium in the city. The location of the unfortunate event is also close to the Arctic State Agro-Technological University. The area is under extreme weather conditions with temperatures as low as -48C.
The victim is a Chemistry professor and an expert of polymer nanocomposites at the North-Eastern Federal University. Her body was discovered lying on the snow by a student named Semyon Alexeev. Reports reveal that the student was also attacked by a pack of stray dogs and this is not the first attack on pedestrians in that region.
The dogs tore off his clothes but he managed to escape and report the discovery of Dr. Sleptsova’s body. The city mayor Yevgeny Grigoriev ordered for a state of emergency in the district after the Chemistry professor was mauled to death by stray dogs and there are fears of possible new attacks.
He said: “A maximum number of people will be mobilized to catch this pack of dogs.
“We will do our best to prevent this pack from appearing again in the city. We will catch all untagged dogs.
“We will mobilise all forces. Our priority is a city for people, not for dogs. Please be understanding.”
He said: “I offer my deepest, sincere condolences to [the professor’s] family and friends. This is an irreparable loss.”
Ex-mayor Sardana Avksentyeva blamed a failure of Russian law for allowing strays to roam the streets of Siberian cities in harsh conditions.
“These are predators that hunt every day. Hunt us, our children. How many more deaths, bitten children and livestock are needed to stop this?” shed asked.
She also demanded for allocation of funds for getting rid of stray dogs.
She added: “Cities and villages should not be considered the natural habitat of stray dogs.”
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Sad we lost such a great mind!